NEWS BRIEFS Details are available on these news items at tileletter.com THF offers new ways to par- ticipate in mural – The Tile Heritage Foundation is offering ongoing opportunities to create a handprint tile for the Global Monumental Hand Print Mural Project and Donor Wall for Posterity that was begun at Coverings 2018 in Atlanta.This year, there’s an opportunity to participate with a Hand Print Tile with your company name, with an Alternative Participation Sponsorship. Tile Heritage Foundation has collabo- rated with a number of artists across the country willing to produce, fire and deliver your company hand print tile to TCNA in Anderson, S.C. for inclusion in the mural. Ceramics of Italy announces com- petition winners – Confindustria Ceramica (the Italian Association of Ceramics) and the Italian Trade Agency have announced the win- ners of the 2019 Ceramics of Italy Tile Competition. An international jury of design experts selected eight outstanding projects that demon- strate creative use of Italian ceramic and porcelain tile by North America based architecture and design firms and students. With a record num- ber of high-quality submissions in three built categories – residential, commercial, institutional – and one student category, the jury ultimate- ly selected five winners and three honorable mentions. Emser Tile opens Coral Springs distribution center – Emser Tile opened its fourth distribution cen- ter in North America. This Coral Springs location will service the growing markets in Florida and the surrounding areas to better serve the needs of customers and to keep pace with increasing prod- uct demand. Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta was the Commercial Prize Winner in the 2019 Ceramics of Italy Tile Competition 90 TileLetter | June 2019